Canada's industry minister says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021. Research by Statistics Canada during the pandemic has recorded a decline in self-perceived mental health. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)"I'm hearing more and more stories and frankly, personally, I can relate to that," Bains said of mental health concerns. The agency's studies were among several released this year about the mental health impacts from the economic and health crisis. "There's no doubt that there was this contrast between the politics and the policies of the U.S. in the past and what we were doing in Canada," Bains said.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2020 18:39 UTC